Aretha Franklin Releasing New Album at the End of the Month

Matthew Jordan SmithThe release of Aretha Franklin‘s new album is just around the corner.

Showbiz411.com reported the Queen of Soul will debut the album — a collection of covers tentatively titled Aretha Franklin Sings Songs of the Great Divas — on September 30. Producer Clive Davis subsequently confirmed the date to Billboard.

Showbiz411.com says Aretha will appear on Late Show with David Letterman the night before the release to discuss the project and perform one of the tracks: her version of Adele‘s “Rolling in the Deep.” She’ll also stop by the Today show on October 3.

The website notes Davis set the late-September deadline for the album so it can qualify for next year’s Grammys ceremony.

In addition to Adele, Aretha Franklin Sings Songs of the Great Divas features Aretha covering classics by Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand and Alicia Keys, among others.

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